Writer, Steve Haisman said: ‘We were trying to pin down what it is about this baffling place that inspires musicians and writers. This whole area was so fascinating – somehow it was a raw image of ourselves, or at least something we’ve lost sight of or forgotten.’

This is a journey through a very real contemporary Southern America, a world of marginalised white people and their unique and intense homemade culture.

Along the way are roadside encounters with present-day musical mavericks including the Handsome Family, Johnny Dowd, 16 Horsepower and David Johansen; old time banjo player Lee Sexton; Rockabilly and mountain Gospel churches – and novelist Harry Crews telling grisly stories down a dirt track.

Everybody has a story in some form, almost invariably of sudden death, sin or redemption – yet all transformed by the characteristic grim humour and natural eloquence of the Southern imagination.

And all the while, a strange Southern Jesus looms in the background. Click here to enter the competition. Remember this prize is in London – only enter if you can make it to the Barbican on Sunday!

Usual Metro rules apply. The prize is a pair of tickets for the screening on November 6. There is no cash alternative.